nattfjäril

Swedish

Etymology

From natt (“night”) +‎ fjäril (“butterfly; lepidopteran”). Compare English night fly.

Noun

nattfjäril c

  1. a nocturnal moth (as a non-taxonomic category, often gray-brown)
  2. (somewhat dated) a lady of the night (female prostitute)
    Synonyms: fnask, gatflicka, glädjeflicka, hora, luder, prostituerad, sexarbetare, sexsäljare, sköka, slinka

Declension

Declension of nattfjäril
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nattfjäril nattfjärils
definite nattfjärilen nattfjärilens
plural indefinite nattfjärilar nattfjärilars
definite nattfjärilarna nattfjärilarnas

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